Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Ethyl (ethyl group; Et): A
portion of a molecular structure which is equivalent to ethane
minus one hydrogen atom: -CH2CH3. Sometimes
abbreviated as Et.
- Related terms: Ethoxide
ion, methyl
group, propyl
group, isopropyl
group, isobutyl
group, sec-butyl group, tert-butyl
group, phenyl
group, vinyl
group, allyl
group, propargyl
group, substituent
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